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Shankland Wins 2025 American Continental, Qualifies for World Cup

Former US Champion Sam Shankland Becomes 2025 American Continental Champion

FOZ DO IGUAÇU, BRAZIL—The FIDE Americas Tournament Committee…

National Chess Week Rewind: National Recognition for Olympiad Teams and More

For National Chess Week, at least 49 tournaments were held across the country, consisting of 2,979 players and tens of thousands of rated games. This…

Halftime Fireworks as Yip, Caruana Extend U.S. Champs Leads

Most major sports competitions go all-out for glamorous halftime shows full of bright lights and music reverberating throughout the stadium.… Read More »

U.S. Champs: Yip Remains Perfect After Five Rounds; Caruana Preserves Lead as Yoo Expelled From Tournament

If the rest day was the calm before the storm, then the fifth round of the U.S. Championship was truly the storm, with a whopping ten decisive games…

Wednesday Workout: 45th FIDE Olympiad, Pt. 3 (Rook Endgames)

This week's Wednesday Workout continues our series highlighting exciting moments from the 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad , held last month in Budapest...

Tactics Tuesday: 45th FIDE Olympiad, Pt. 2 (LPDO)

This week continues a series of tactical highlights from the 45th FIDE Olympiad. All of our coverage of the American teams' double-podium finish is...

U.S. Championships Round Four: Defending Champions Pull Ahead

Round four of the 2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship saw last year’s defending champions GM Fabiano Caruana and IM Carissa Yip each…

U.S. Champs: Six Decisive Results Shape Standings After Round Three

The third round of the 2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship each produced three decisive results, giving us plenty to dive into today…

Beautiful Games and Missed Opportunities in Round Two of U.S. Championships

The second round of the 2024 U.S. Championship saw more fireworks than the first, with GM Wesley So and GM Sam Sevian becoming the first (and so far…

2024 U.S. Championships Round One: No Fischer Prizes in the Open, Women's Favorites Jump Out to Quick Lead

On the eve of National Chess Day, the 2024 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship kicked off at the Saint Louis Chess Club (SLCC) with two...